Pro-choice demonstrators protest outside of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC on November 1, 2021. Yasin Ozturk | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a federal lawsuit by abortion providers challenging the legality of Texas’ tough new abortion ban can proceed before theContinue Reading
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services March 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Federal bank regulators are not considering any plans to insure all U.S. bank deposits, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told members of a SenateContinue Reading
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sought to reassure markets and lawmakers on Thursday that the federal government is committed to protecting U.S. bank deposits following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank over the weekend. “Our banking system remains sound and Americans can feel confident that theirContinue Reading
The TikTok logo is displayed outside TikTok social media app company offices in Culver City, California, on March 16, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images TikTok is at risk of being banned in the U.S. if Chinese parent ByteDance won’t sell its stake. Millions of Americans whoContinue Reading
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sits to testify before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on U.S. President Joe Biden’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 16, 2023. Mary F. Calvert | Reuters WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that ChinaContinue Reading
Chris Cuomo attends the Annual Charity Day hosted by Cantor Fitzgerald, BGC and GFI at Cantor Fitzgerald on September 11, 2018 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images CNN fired primetime anchor Chris Cuomo on Saturday after “new information” came to light during a review of how heContinue Reading
A traveler wears a face mask while checking their phone on the arrivals level outside the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) amid increased Covid-19 travel restrictions on January 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON —Continue Reading
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and German Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz attend a cabinet meeting at the German chancellery on August 19, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images A coalition deal has been announced in Germany after almost two months of talks followingContinue Reading
After months of starts and stops, the House passed President Joe Biden’s $1.7 trillion social safety net and climate bill on Friday. The process will not get any easier for Democrats as the bill heads to the Senate. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wants to pass the Build Back BetterContinue Reading
Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing December 4, 2013. Lintao Zhang | Reuters BEIJING — U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off a virtual meeting on Tuesday with a positiveContinue Reading